Washington, Feb 05: United States military is moving more military assets in to Iraq to battle the Islamic State (IS) militants and offer aid in the case of downed planes, said U.S. officials.
According to Fox News, the move came in response to the criticism received from the United Arab Emirates over the United States’ handling of the downing of a Jordanian plane in Iraq by IS militants.
A video this week showed the pilot, Lieutenant Muath Al-Kaseasbeh, being burned to death by his IS militants.
The United Arab Emirates stopped airstrikes over Iraq immediately after the pilot was shot down by the IS as reports suggested that the UAE made the decision because the U.S. did not have enough search-and-rescue assets positioned close enough and the UAE was concerned about the ability to help with downed planes.
